Perhaps you'll get a better response if it is explained that "toll" in this context means to suspend, or temporarily stop, the counting of time.

Example from Wikipedia said:

...most jurisdictions provide that [statutes of] limitations are tolled, or delayed, under certain circumstances. Tolling will prevent the time for filing suit from running while the condition exists. Examples of such circumstances are if the aggrieved party (plaintiff) is a minor, or the plaintiff has filed a bankruptcy proceeding. In those instances, in most jurisdictions, the running of limitations is tolled until the circumstance (i.e., the injured party reaches majority in the former or the bankruptcy proceeding is concluded in the latter) no longer exists.